went back to nus on an early saturday morning to help out witg GC2009. Time flies. I still remember the days last year when the 42nd MC were busying running about fass while ensuring GC went on well. and not forgetting all the meetings till 10pm until the earth lab aircon turns off. feel old liao... some of the 43 called me n jon 'old man' loh....
mid sem break also flew by... left with one more day to finish up whatever stuff that i have set a dateline for. well, don't think i can achieve my target judging from the amount of things left. and the 2nd half of the semester seems so hard to get through. already looking forward to field studies and SEP. the thought of wandering around for 5 weeks in thailand is so appealing. and i am thinking of a short getaway before SEP starts... hmm... hanoi?
video clip of the day. watch out for the baby panda....
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Friday, February 20, 2009
slumdog millionaire
After The curious case of benjamin button, i sort of had a rather high expectation for slumdog millionaire. well, being another oscar nomination for best picture.
The story is like any typical movie about one's life. all the drama that one faces. I liked how they linked the life of Jamal to the Who Wants to be a millionaire gameshow. And he was really damm lucky to guess the last qn correctly. And yup, the child actors did a good job. at one point, i was wondering how the hell did they pick up english?
I expected it to be like a bollywood movie. drama and action was typical bollywood style but this movie lacks all the dance and songs. perhaps it isn't meant to be a bollywood movie. It is after all produced by an english director. Despite it being slightly disappointing, it was still a very enjoyable movie.
The ending bolloywood dance sequence
mid sem break is finally here and i feel so lost. maybe because i don't have any mid sems? some ppl are gonna kill me for saying that... no mid sems means heavy project component....
overnight mahjong later!
The story is like any typical movie about one's life. all the drama that one faces. I liked how they linked the life of Jamal to the Who Wants to be a millionaire gameshow. And he was really damm lucky to guess the last qn correctly. And yup, the child actors did a good job. at one point, i was wondering how the hell did they pick up english?
I expected it to be like a bollywood movie. drama and action was typical bollywood style but this movie lacks all the dance and songs. perhaps it isn't meant to be a bollywood movie. It is after all produced by an english director. Despite it being slightly disappointing, it was still a very enjoyable movie.
The ending bolloywood dance sequence
mid sem break is finally here and i feel so lost. maybe because i don't have any mid sems? some ppl are gonna kill me for saying that... no mid sems means heavy project component....
overnight mahjong later!
Friday, February 06, 2009
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Just caught The Curious Case of Benjamin Button at JP just now, on the first day of its opening. Naturally, it attracted a large crowd (about 3/4 of the cinema is occupied), especially with all the hype going on about the movie and the 13 oscar nominations it received. I too, eagerly wanted to watch the movie to find out if it is really worth the time, money and the nominations. Another reason why I wanted to watch this movie was the storyline, which was really special to me.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button tells the story of a boy, Benjamin Button, who was born old and he grew younger and younger as he became older in age. His lifestory was kept in a diary that was read to Daisy, a women he loved, by her daughter, as Daisy was in her last moments of her life. As his lifestory unfolds, the movie brought us through several stages of his life, from being an old man with a child's thinking, all the way till he is in his 40s (20+ in real life), then to his 50s (which he became a young hunk) till his death (he died as a baby).
Though the movie was long, 2 hours and 40 minutes according to sources, it did not feel that long. The movie picked up on a slow pace and continues to move as such a pace. Not rushing through his whole life story allows viewers to connect with the character much more emotionally as viewers are able to see and feel his thoughts through the different stages of his life. The movie has also gave us a lot of opinions on life. Thinking back, a 'child' growing up in a place where people around him dies, and he, thinking that his time may be up any moment, Benjamin is still able to put on a positive outlook towards life.
In fact, his life journey is just like any one of us, from child, till adolescent, adult and then old. There is really nothing special about his life, except from the face that he grows younger instead of older. Still, the movie is captivating in the way Benjamin's life is being depicted.
Overall, the movie didn't disppoint me although it didn't blow my mind off either. I dislike the part when they kept switching between the present and the past but overall, it was really an enjoyable 2 hours plus sitting in the cinema. The ending of the movie was the part I love the most, where there is a falshback of the main characters in the show, just like bringing us through the life of Benjamin Button once more again.
Certainly one of the films that I like (which explains the long post on it)
On a sidenote, I have not been to Jurong Point for some time and I was shocked at the scale of the expansion and the crowds. The whole place is really big for a neighbourhood shopping mall, packed with all the shops and eating outlets. Can consider heading there next time instead of town.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button tells the story of a boy, Benjamin Button, who was born old and he grew younger and younger as he became older in age. His lifestory was kept in a diary that was read to Daisy, a women he loved, by her daughter, as Daisy was in her last moments of her life. As his lifestory unfolds, the movie brought us through several stages of his life, from being an old man with a child's thinking, all the way till he is in his 40s (20+ in real life), then to his 50s (which he became a young hunk) till his death (he died as a baby).
Though the movie was long, 2 hours and 40 minutes according to sources, it did not feel that long. The movie picked up on a slow pace and continues to move as such a pace. Not rushing through his whole life story allows viewers to connect with the character much more emotionally as viewers are able to see and feel his thoughts through the different stages of his life. The movie has also gave us a lot of opinions on life. Thinking back, a 'child' growing up in a place where people around him dies, and he, thinking that his time may be up any moment, Benjamin is still able to put on a positive outlook towards life.
In fact, his life journey is just like any one of us, from child, till adolescent, adult and then old. There is really nothing special about his life, except from the face that he grows younger instead of older. Still, the movie is captivating in the way Benjamin's life is being depicted.
Overall, the movie didn't disppoint me although it didn't blow my mind off either. I dislike the part when they kept switching between the present and the past but overall, it was really an enjoyable 2 hours plus sitting in the cinema. The ending of the movie was the part I love the most, where there is a falshback of the main characters in the show, just like bringing us through the life of Benjamin Button once more again.
Certainly one of the films that I like (which explains the long post on it)
On a sidenote, I have not been to Jurong Point for some time and I was shocked at the scale of the expansion and the crowds. The whole place is really big for a neighbourhood shopping mall, packed with all the shops and eating outlets. Can consider heading there next time instead of town.
Monday, February 02, 2009
Just came back from weijun's bdae party. It was a long way there and a long way back.. luckily elaine was around to gossip/bitch with me along the way.
All the new year gatherings should have come to an end and it should be time to hit the books. was so happy that i managed to complete the webcast lecture which i had ponned... webcast lectures are more intolerable than normal lectures i think!
and i realise that the new army uniform is just not just ugly but fugly. happened to see the recruits booking in at pasir ris mrt and omg, one patch of pixelated green is just not a sight that is pleasing to the eye.
lots of random stuff to say but i shall stop here... time to mug!
All the new year gatherings should have come to an end and it should be time to hit the books. was so happy that i managed to complete the webcast lecture which i had ponned... webcast lectures are more intolerable than normal lectures i think!
and i realise that the new army uniform is just not just ugly but fugly. happened to see the recruits booking in at pasir ris mrt and omg, one patch of pixelated green is just not a sight that is pleasing to the eye.
lots of random stuff to say but i shall stop here... time to mug!
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